Oklahoma Municipal Results Show incumbents Hold Edge
Voters favored incumbents in Oklahoma municipal elections with several incumbents winning. Stillwater saw M. J. Bradley oust O. C. Whipple for mayor, and Newkirk's Roy Bain defeated L. E. Haynes. Tulsa elected four Democrats to five offices. Russell Cobb won as Republican for police and fire commissioner.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
M. J. Bradley
O. C. Whipple
Stillwater
Roy Bain
Newkirk
L. E. Haynes
Tulsa
Russell Cobb
Lee Pollock
Blackwell
W. H. Fey
Okmulgee
Harry C. Deoe
Novata
C. O. Pence
Joe Tipsworth
George Humphrey
Charles Aymer
Pat Long
O. D. Blackwell
J. G. Beck
Weatherford
L. A. White
Ada—J. H. Pryor
Muskogee
S. B. Hudson
R. B. Beard
Cecil Gibson
Ashley Williams
S. W. Hamblin
Fred Sumre
Carl A. Wise
L. R. Rounds
George B. Meyer Henryetta
S. W. Gallamore
Ledru Peeples
Jake Jeona
Dewey
Earl C. Woodward
Shawnee
E. R. Waite
O. C. Cullum
Ern Watrous
Rufus Lyons
George R. Taylor
Tonkawa
C. J. Chase
Ralph Brooks
Lawton
Milo Tague
I. V. Johnson
Charles Crane
Cecil Easton
C. H. Veale
Milton Davis
D. H. Pratt
S. R. Smith
W. F. Graham
Census Progress In Nation After Second Day
The 1940 census enters its second day with no major mishaps in Pontotoc county and nationwide 15 million counted in two days. Enumerators continue work as President Roosevelt notes household questions require husband wife cooperation, with farm and census details forthcoming.
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Pontotoc County
Roosevelt
White House
Ada
Associated Press
Census Bureau
Pennsylvania
Audit report shows 1250 dead water meters in Ada
A county audit released by Ben Hatcher reveals 1250 dead meters and $5 or more in delinquencies totaling about $5 905.08 across Ada city water accounts. The study notes 2 129 good meters and 151 vacant, with $3 044 93 charged on meters under $5 monthly and $662 50 lost from dead meters in January.
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Ben Hatcher
County Excise Board
Water Department
Hatcher
Wayne Wheelock
Byrds Mill
Ada
J. H. Pryor
Albert Chamberlain
Roosevelt And Dewey Victors In Wisconsin
Roosevelt and Dewey scored easy wins in Wisconsin presidential primaries while the state’s complex ballots may limit national convention delegates. New York district contests favored Democratic organizers. Wisconsin’s 24 delegates could split over third term loyalties amid Garner and Roosevelt rivalries. Dewey led Republican at large delegates, Illinois next up, with New York projections still uncertain. Milwaukee’s mayoral race also drew attention as Zeidler defeated Hoan. Weather notes described dust storms in Oklahoma and rain totals across the state.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Thomas W. Dewey
Wisconsin
New York
Garner
Dewey
Vandenberg
Michigan
Washington
Nebraska
Illinois
New York City
Alfred E. Smith
John McNabee
James H. Fay
New Dealer
John Eagan
Frank Gannett
Rochester
Daniel W. Hoan
Milwaukee
Carl F. Zeidler
Desperate Search For Alcatraz Fugitives In Tulsa
Tulsa authorities report two former Alcatraz inmates Ralph Roe and Ted Cole as suspects in a taxi driver shooting. The victim, shot in the back, identified Roe and Cole from photos as his attackers before dying. The pair, believed to have fled San Francisco Bay in 1937, were spotted around Tulsa by hitchhikers, store workers, and a park visitor amid a statewide search.
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Tulsa
Ralph Roe
Ted Cole
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
Wartime Cabinet Formed Leaders under Chamberlain in policy groups
Churchill chaired war service committee as Chamberlain formed a three member cabinet with Sir Kingsley Wood and Sir John Simon to steer war and home policy. Goering signaled a westward blitz as Britain and France press for stronger action against Germany amid air raids and mobilization.
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Chamberlain
Germany
House of Commons
England
France
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Kingsley Wood
John Simon
Admiralty
Churchill
War Service Committee
Kingsley
Air Ministry
Samuel Hoare
John
Reynaud
United States
Marshal Goering
Adolf Hitler
West
Fuehrer
Goering
Berlin
Fugitive Wins First Round Of Freedom Fight
Oklahoma City April 3 A habeas corpus writ grants temporary freedom to Winfrey Phillips 30 as he fights extradition to Illinois for parole violation. Phillips paroled in 1932 after burglary larceny served two years. Judge Ben Arnold notes he has become a good citizen while Illinois parole official says will seek return.
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Oklahoma City
Winfrey Phillips
Illinois
Phillips
Jean Valjean
A. B. Northrup
Griggsville
Ben Arnold
William J. Rodman
Rodman
Phillipses
Robert Phillips
Illinois Parole Board
Democrats to Fix Convention Date
The state democratic party executive committee will meet at 1 30 p m tomorrow to choose a date for the state convention.
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Oklahoma City
State
Democratic Party
Mountain climbers die on Mount Hood in snowstorm search
Gerald Herrmann 28 of Milwaukee Oregon was found at the 8000 foot level north of Mississippi Head after a Sunday storm. His companion James Lorentz 19 of Oregon City was located wandering west from Paradise Park 24 hours earlier.
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MT. Hood
Oregon
Mount Hood
Gerald Herrmann
Milwaukee
Mississippi Head
James Lorentz
Oregon City
Paradise Park
Forest Service
Timberline Lodge
Herrmann
White River
Lorentz
Timberline
Army Supply Bill Slashed by House Appropriations Panel
The House Appropriations Committee cut the army bill for the next fiscal year to 785,999,094 dollars, 67.3 million below Roosevelt's request, sending it to the House for debate. Senate actions favored a 25 million increase for the War Department civil functions bill for river and harbor projects.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
House
Senate
War Department
County Schools Receive 27238 in Secondary Aid
County Superintendent Ray Stegall announced receipt of 27238 in secondary state aid for Pontotoc county districts for months seven and eight. Vanoss consolidated district 2 is not included as the state board withholds 6051 pending attendance record review.
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Ray Stegall
Pontotoc
Vanoss
James Staten
State Board
Meron
Summers Chapel
Warn Grove
Sing
Continued Rain Adds New Fears To Flood Areas
Heavy rains fell again over the Susquehanna valley from New York into Wilkes-Barre elevating flood fears. Officials warned a prolonged downpour could push the river toward a previous crest, while cleanup and disease prevention measures began including a scarlet fever center in Nanticoe and typhoid vaccine operations.
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Wilkes-Barre
Susquehanna River
New York State
Hardhit
Pennsylvania
Nanticoke
State Department of Health
State Tax Revenue Up Slightly After Nine Months
The state tax commission reports nine month revenue of 14.8 million dollars with mixed changes across taxes. Gasoline receipts fell 10.43 percent but net figures rise due to prior refunds on agricultural use. Corporations licenses gained 2.48 percent and motor vehicle licenses surged by 365 thousand versus last year.
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Oklahoma City
State Tax Commission
Hailey Named New County Agent in Pontotoc
The Pontotoc County commissioners announced C. H. Hailey of Stillwell as the new county agent replacing the late J. B. Hill who served since 1916. E. W. Cinnamon remains as assistant agent who has led the office since Hill’s death.
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Board of County Commissioners
C. H. Hailey
Stillwell
Hailey
Oklahoma A
M. College
J. B. Hill
Pontotoc
E. W. Cinnamon
Hill
Committee Okays Four Wagner Act Amendments
The House labor committee approved four Wagner act amendments by a 13 to 8 vote. The changes would expand the National Labor Relations Board to five members, protect craft unions in elections, allow employers to request bargaining elections, and set one year of exclusive bargaining contracts as effective. Mrs Norton said she would seek House consideration, with Ramspeck urging alternate paths if blocked.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Norton
D.-N.j
House
National Labor Relations Board
Ramspeck
D.-Ga
El Reno Killer Dies Wednesday
P Ly Moore, 40, an unemployed railroad worker, shot and killed a woman clerk at the state welfare board office in El Reno, wounded another, then shot himself. Mrs. Jesse L. Bowman, 35, died after the shooting, linked to a romance with Moore. Ruth Shuler, 33, shot while fleeing, was in serious condition with a pierced lung.
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EL Reno
P. Ly Moore
State Welfare Board
Jesse L. Bowman
Lee Harvey
Moore
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